雞冠

See also: 鶏冠 and 鸡冠

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
trad. (雞冠/鷄冠)		雞/鷄	冠
simp. (鸡冠)		鸡	冠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ gun¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koe-koan / ke-koan
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ci-kuoe
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji¹ gonn¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiguan
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: jī-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiguan
    • Palladius: цзигуань (cziguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ gun¹
    • Yale: gāi gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-koan
    • Tâi-lô: kue-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koe'koafn
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue³³ kuan³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-koan
    • Tâi-lô: ke-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ke'koafn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ci-kuoe
    • MiniDict: ci^平 kuoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-kuoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kuø²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ji¹ gonn¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³³ kõ³³/

Noun

雞冠

1. cockscomb (crest of a rooster)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 雞冠 (“cockscomb; rooster's crest”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雞冠, 雞冠子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雞冠子
	Taiwan	雞冠
	Harbin	雞冠子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	雞冠兒, 雞冠子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	雞冠子, 冠子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	雞冠兒
	Wanrong	雞冠子
	Xi'an	雞冠子
	Xining	雞冠子
	Xuzhou	雞冠子, 雞冠
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	雞冠子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	雞冠子
	Ürümqi	雞冠子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雞冠子, 雞冠冠
	Wuhan	雞冠子
	Guiyang	雞冠子
	Guilin	雞冠
	Liuzhou	雞冠
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	雞冠兒
	Yangzhou	雞冠
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雞冠, 雞關 dated
	Hong Kong	雞冠
	Dongguan	雞冠
	Yangjiang	雞關, 雞冠
	Nanning	雞冠
	Wuzhou	雞冠
	Yulin	雞冠
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	雞冠
Gan	Nanchang	雞冠子
	Lichuan	雞冠
	Pingxiang	雞冠
Hakka	Meixian	雞公髻, 雞髻
	Xingning	雞公髻
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	雞關
	Huidong (Daling)	雞公髻
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	雞公髻
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	雞髻
	Wuhua (Changbu)	雞髻
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	雞公髻
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	雞髻
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	雞冠
	Jiexi	雞髻
	Luhe	雞髻
	Changting	雞公髻哩
	Wuping	雞髻
	Wuping (Pingyu)	雞髻
	Liancheng	雞公髻
	Ninghua	雞髻
	Yudu	雞冠
	Ruijin	雞髻球
	Shicheng	雞冠
	Shangyou (Shexi)	雞冠
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雞公髻
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雞公髻
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	雞公髻
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雞公髻
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雞公髻
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雞公髻
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	雞冠
	Bobai (Shahe)	雞冠
	Sabah (Longchuan)	雞髻
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	雞公髻
Huizhou	Jixi	雞冠
Jin	Taiyuan	雞冠冠
	Xinzhou	雞冠子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	雞角髻
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雞髻
Southern Min	Xiamen	雞髻
	Quanzhou	雞髻
	Jinjiang	雞髻
	Zhangzhou	雞髻
	Taipei	雞髻
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	雞髻
	Kaohsiung	雞髻
	Yilan	雞髻
	Changhua (Lukang)	雞髻
	Taichung	雞髻
	Tainan	雞髻
	Hsinchu	雞髻
	Kinmen	雞髻
	Penghu (Magong)	雞髻
	Shantou	雞髻
	Shantou (Chenghai)	雞髻
	Jieyang	雞髻
	Haifeng	雞髻
	Haikou	雞髻
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	雞冠
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	雞冠
Wu	Shanghai	雞冠, 雞冠頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	雞環, 環
	Suzhou	雞冠頭
	Danyang	雞冠
	Hangzhou	雞冠
	Ningbo	雞冠頭
	Wenzhou	雞冠
	Jinhua	雞冠, 冠
Xiang	Changsha	雞冠子, 雞冠
	Loudi	雞冠子, 冠子
	Quanzhou	雞冠子

Derived terms

• 雞冠石／鸡冠石
• 雞冠花／鸡冠花 (jīguānhuā)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雞冠):

• → Japanese: 鶏(けい)冠(かん) (keikan)
• → Korean: 계관(鷄冠) (gyegwan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雞	冠
けい Hyōgaiji	かん Grade: S
kan’on

Kanji in this term
雞	冠
とり > と Hyōgaiji	Grade: S
kun’yomi	irregular

Kanji in this term
雞	冠
とり > とっ Hyōgaiji	Grade: S
kun’yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 雞冠 – see the following entry: 鶏冠

(The following entry is uncreated: 鶏冠.)